Since 2003, Pinault has been the President of Groupe Artémis, , the parent company of Kering, and owner of the winery Château Latour, the auction house Christie's, and the football team Stade Rennais FC
Groupe Artémis acquired the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2005
Let's continue ..🤫👇
"My sincere wish is that the contemporary art center, consisting of Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, shall remain truly contemporary. "François Pinault
"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The British artist Thomas Houseago attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will open from April 10, 2011 to December 31, 2012.
(Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
Martin Kersels and Thomas Houseago attend THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 2010 Biennial Artist Council Artist's Party at MxCo on February 22, 2010 in New York
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: (L-R) Francois Pinault and Artist Thomas Houseago attend the 'Picasso Mania' : Press Preview. Held at Grand Palais on October 4, 2015
"VENICE, ITALY - MAY 31: Artist Thomas Houseago attends the preview of 'Il Mondo Vi Appartiene' at Palazzo Grassi on May 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition of works will run from June 2-December 31, 2011. (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
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"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The curator Caroline Bourgeois [with Jeff Koons] attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice"
"Artist Thomas Houseago, actor-producer Salma Hayek Pinault, wearing Gucci, Kering Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Francois-Henri Pinault, and guest attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro "
Who else was there?
"Actor Jared Leto (L), wearing Gucci, and Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele, wearing Gucci, attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 3, 2018 "
"In 2004, Tony Blair’s New Labour produced a paper entitled: “Personal Responsibility and Changing Behaviour: the state of knowledge and its implications for public policy”"..
"In a Guardian article from 12 July 2008, entitled: “From Obama to Cameron, why do so many politicians want a piece of Richard Thaler?”, New Labour’s Richard Reeves is also noted as desperate to get Thaler aboard" theguardian.com/politics/2008/…
"The 421 figure is a combination of alleged victims and witnesses. While the majority are from the UK, 12 women are from America and six from Australia, with others from the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Spain, Thailand, New Zealand, Italy, Romania and Malaysia."..
"Dean Armstrong KC said : “This is no longer only about survivors from Harrods. We now have clients who have suffered abuse at Harrods, at Fulham Football Club, at the hands of Al Fayed, and at various places associated with Al Fayed."
"“Even more exciting, but very sad that we are having to do it, is the fact that we can today announce that the first letter of claim has been sent to Harrods."..🤔
Mark Bevir is a British philosopher of history. He is a professor of political science and the Director of the Center for British Studies at the University of California, Berkeley..
He is also a Professor in the Graduate School of Governance, United Nations University (MERIT) and a Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Arts and Humanities, Swansea University.
"Bevir was born in London. His family was broadly humanist and impressed upon Bevir the importance of reading, self-expression and seeking personal growth. Bevir was educated at the University of Exeter and Oxford University".. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…